News
| July 18, 2003

New Vortech(tm) Pulper Rotor Introduced By Kadant Black Clawson

Mason, Ohio, USA: Kadant Black Clawson Inc., a subsidiary of Kadant Inc., introduces the new Vortech(tm) pulper rotor. The Vortech is the latest generation of Kadant Black Clawson performance rotors, capable of achieving up to a 30 percent savings in operating power.

The new pulper rotor incorporates some of the key design features of the company's most popular and industry-proven Vokes(tm) rotor. These features have been coupled with design innovations based on advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and rigorous testing to develop the Vortech. The highly efficient Vortech offers significant power savings while maintaining excellent circulation and defibering properties.

"Energy costs have always been a key factor in any mill operation," states Woody Tyler, Vice President of Sales. "The development of the Vortech provides our customers with an immediate way to reduce their energy costs substantially without sacrificing performance. In fact, we like to say that the Vortech is 'bolt-in power savings.'"

The Vortech has been tested on a variety of furnishes, from virgin market pulp to wet strength linerboard, demonstrating excellent performance in each application. Current field data mirrors the same favorable results. The new Vortech can be retrofitted to any pulper application and no speed change is required.

To learn more about Kadant Black Clawson's innovative Vortech rotor (patent pending), contact us at 513-229-8100, via fax at 513-229-8194 or visit our website at www.kadantbc.com and click on "What's New."

Kadant Black Clawson Inc. is a leading fiberline process equipment supplier based in Mason, Ohio, USA, that designs, manufactures and services equipment used in paper recycling, chemical pulping and papermachine approach flow systems. The company provides advanced fiber processing solutions through its line of pulping, screening, cleaning and de-inking equipment; as well as a complete line of pulp washing, evaporation, recausticizing and condensate treatment systems for the pulp mill. The multi-national company is a subsidiary of Kadant Inc.

Kadant Inc. is a leading supplier of a range of products for the global papermaking and paper recycling industries, including stock-preparation equipment, water-management systems, and papermaking accessories. The company also develops and manufactures composite building materials produced from recycled fiber and plastic. Kadant, based in Acton, Massachusetts, employs approximately 1,100 people worldwide. For more information, please visit www.kadant.com